Davis Elkins

Davis Elkins (January 24, 1876 - January 5, 1959) was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the Lawrenceville School, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and Harvard University. During the Spanish-American War he enlisted as a private in the First West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, becoming assistant adjutant general in 1898. January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Map of Lawrenceville CDP in Mercer County Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. ... {{Infobox Private School| background = #f0f6fa| border = #ccd2d9| name = Phillips Academy| image = | motto = Non Sibi (Not for Ones Self) Finis Origine Pendet (The End Depends Upon the Beginning)| established = 1778| type = Private, Boarding| religion = none| head_name = Head of school| head = Barbara L. Chase| city = Andover| state = MA| country = USA| campus... Andover is a town located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... Harvard redirects here. ... Combatants United States Republic of Cuba First Philippine Republic Spain Commanders William R. Shafter George Dewey Máximo Gómez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Casualties 379 U.S. dead; considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino casualties Unknown[1] The Spanish-American War took place in 1898 and... An adjutant general is the chief administrative officer to a military general. ...

Elkins was an industrialist with interests in railroads, banking, utilities, and coal mining; he was appointed as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, Stephen B. Elkins, and served from January 9 to January 31, 1911, when a successor was elected. During the First World War he served in the United States Army in France, 1917-1918. He was then elected to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1919, to March 3, 1925; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1924. While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce (Sixty-sixth Congress). It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Business magnate. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... Stephen Benton Elkins (September 26, 1841 - January 4, 1911) was an American industrialist and political figure. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

From 1936 to 1956 he was owner of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Company. Davis Elkins died in Richmond, Virginia in 1959; interment was in Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, West Virginia. Flag Seal Nickname: River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra Location Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Virginia Independent City Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 62. ... Davis Avenue in downtown Elkins Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. ...

Davis Elkins was a son of Stephen Benton Elkins and a grandson of Henry Gassaway Davis, both U.S. Senators from West Virginia. Henry Gassaway Davis (16 November 1823 - March 11, 1916) was a U.S. Democratic politician from West Virginia. ...

References

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States Senators from West Virginia

Class 1: Van Winkle • Boreman • Caperton • Price • Hereford • Camden • Faulkner • Scott • Chilton • Sutherland • Neely • Hatfield • Holt • Kilgore • Laird • Revercomb • Byrd Class 2: Willey • Davis • Kenna • Camden • S. Elkins • D. Elkins • Watson • N. Goff • D. Elkins • G. Goff • Neely • Rosier • Shott • Revercomb • Neely • Hoblitzell • Randolph • Rockefeller The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the United States Congress, past and present. ... Johnson Newlon Camden (March 6, 1828 - April 25, 1908) was a United States Senator from West Virginia. ... West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 19, 1863. ... Nathan Goff, Jr. ... West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 19, 1863. ... West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 19, 1863. ... Image File history File links Senate_cap. ... Arthur Ingram Boreman (July 24, 1823–April 19, 1896) was the first governor of the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Allen T. Caperton Allen Taylor Caperton (November 21, 1810 – July 26, 1876) was an American politician who was a United States Senator serving as a Democrat, as well as previous positions. ... Samuel Price (July 28, 1805 - February 25, 1884) was a United States Senator from West Virginia. ... Note: This is NOT the former President of the University of Virginia, also named Frank Herefored, for whom Hereford Residential College is named. ... Johnson Newlon Camden (March 6, 1828 - April 25, 1908) was a United States Senator from West Virginia. ... Charles J. Faulkner Charles James Faulkner (September 21, 1847 - January 13, 1929) was a United States Senator from West Virginia and the son of Charles James Faulkner, a U.S. Representative from Virginia and West Virginia. ... William Edwin Chilton (March 17, 1858 - November 7, 1939) was a United States Senator from West Virginia. ... Howard Sutherland (September 8, 1865 March 12, 1950) is an American politician. ... Matthew Neely Matthew M. Neely (b. ... Henry D. Hatfield (b. ... Rush Dew Holt Sr. ... U.S. Senator, born in Brown, West Virginia. ... William Ramsey Laird, III (June 2, 1916 - January 7, 1974) was a United States Senator from West Virginia. ... Image:Chapman Revercomb. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Robert Byrd Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20, 1917 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina), a Democrat, is West Virginias senior United States Senator. ... Henry Gassaway Davis (16 November 1823 - March 11, 1916) was a U.S. Democratic politician from West Virginia. ... John E. Kenna (NSHC statue) John Edward Kenna (April 10, 1848 – January 11, 1893) was an American politician who was a Senator from West Virginia from 1883 until his death. ... Johnson Newlon Camden (March 6, 1828 - April 25, 1908) was a United States Senator from West Virginia. ... Stephen Benton Elkins (September 26, 1841 - January 4, 1911) was an American industrialist and political figure. ... Clarence Wayland Watson (1864-1940) was a coal mining baron from West Virginia. ... Nathan Goff, Jr. ... Matthew Neely Matthew M. Neely (b. ... Hugh Ike Shott was a newspaper editor, pioneer broadcaster, and Republican politician in West Virginia. ... Image:Chapman Revercomb. ... Matthew Neely Matthew M. Neely (b. ... John Dempsey Hoblitzell, Jr. ... Jennings Randolph (March 8, 1902–May 8, 1998) was an American politician from West Virginia. ... John Davison Rockefeller IV (born on June 18, 1937), generally known as Jay Rockefeller, has served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from West Virginia since 1985. ...